It takes a “lead time of several weeks to open all the houses,” Cineplexx managing directors Christian Langhammer and Christof Papousek told APA. Therefore, one continues to target July 1 as the start date. It was regretted that the government had not responded to the planning security, which had been called for several times, and instead, operation was only possible two days later with an ordinance of May 27.
“Cinemas cannot be judged differently from theater,” said Green Party Secretary of State for Culture Andrea Mayer at a press conference on Thursday about the premature opening step. “It is important to us that we can experience film in the cinema again in Austria. The cinema is a magical place. ”Industry representatives spoke about this at the large round table on Friday. “And of course I informed individual cinema operators about this first opening step.”
How to implement requirements?
In the meantime, Cineplexx is working on the implementation of the stipulated conditions, “in particular compliance with distance regulations and the associated logic for the more than 200 room plans are already being created”. The film program also plays an important role, according to the Cineplexx managing directors. “We are expecting further openings in different countries and are therefore expecting major film starts from mid-July.”